The Ambler Gazette 19381229

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VOL. LX-NO. 45
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^;4:^ER.   PA..  DECEMBER   29.   1938
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
GOVERNOR EARLE AND WIFE UHLE HURT IN PLANE CRASH ON WINGS FIELD
WIEENTH CRACK-UP IN PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS
PERFECT AHENDANCE RECORD
Allen Renner Has Not Missed St. John's Sunday School for 2 5 Years
Last .Suiidii.v iiiiornlng the pins for perfect ultendam^e were.presented at St. .lohn's Ijiitheian (!hurih S< hool. The., were given out by .Mr. Allen Iteiiiier. tlie Kuiieriiilendent and ranged from one
^  to   eleven   years'   perfect   attendance.     }
As the result of their plane crash at I     When the eleven year pins were pre- j
sented,   he   announced,     "Tho   box     Is ! Then the pastor, llev. (). C. F'. i
TWO   COMPANIONS   HURT;   ONE STILL IN  NORRISTOWN  HOSPITAL
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¦\Vings Flying Field two tiiiles west of | .\iiiblei-, on Christinas night, (loveriior I''"'l'*^^'- (ieorge 11. Furlu has Issued Ihe slate- ' ¦''^"'<*'- •''Ifl'lied forward, and handed! ment thai he has resolved that ho and |^''- Ht'inf- a pin for 2.i ye-a.t-M of per- ] his wife will never fly together in the ^^'^^ attendance. The ixistor then prais- i   same jilane again. This reniari< he ampli- ] <«1 -^''¦- liPnner for his fine work both j iK-d liy saying that it is for the welfare ' '" "^f" t'hm''h Scho,d, and as rtno of Ihi of their lour sons, Tbe (Jovornor made ''""St- valuable nieinbeiH of the Church | this resolution ujion their return to the : He is also a member of the ^"hur h [ (.\ecutlve mansion at llarrisburg a few ! •'"""'¦"¦ ''"d shows an unimual interest j days ago. If a fatal crash occurred, he  in the work of every organization. l-Werv j
service of :iny kind finds him  present, j
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said,   the    children   thus  would  nol  b: parcntless.
Ijotli Farle and his wife are al  pre-
We share the optimism of mai»y for an#ven more successful and promising year to come than has been in the past. It hw been a pleasant privilege for us to serve the Community of Ambler -- to build for its improvement — to advance the interests of its children — to reveal the progressive occurances and events, that all might know and judge and turn a hand to help in the attainment of something more worth while in 1939.
The    Kalherine    von    IJora    l.uthei Church School Class honored Mr. Uen-
sint nut-sing minor injuries ret eived j "pi"''.v I>'"e'<Pnting lo him one of Ihe two | irom the crack-up, which according to | l)«iutiful vases of flowers which they j his explanation, resulted when th.^i : had placed on the altar for the day, | landing gea>- apparently hit a soft spot! The Gazette wLshes .Mr. Uenner con- j caused by snow and water and turned i l'""ed success, and wishes all the the   plane   over.     Tho  C.overnor's  ship | "^'hurches of Ambler more men like him. 1
was   the   last   of   three   to  arrive   from j 	
llarrlwliurg   witli friends and members of   the .family   who   were   invited     to
Christmas  dinner at  the   home  of  his   I
mother  in  lllttcnhouse  S'luare,  Phlla- I Delmont Lodge to Hold Delightful Pro- ' delphia. ! gram at  Kuegler's Tonight
.Meanwhile, James JIcKenzie, Jr., '11. a , Scouts and scouters from all parts of i Civil .Service clerk al Washington, D. Delaware and Montgomery counties. I C, who was riding in  the  same plane | which constitute the Valley Forge Coun- I
I cil. Boy Scouts of America, will assoiii-
ANNUAL SCOUTS DINNER
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ADVOCATE HOME RULE AGAIN
TROJAN FIVE LOSES OPENER: WINS FROM
liospltal, Norristown. He Is suffering | i,,p ;„ j^g banquet rooms of Kueglers from a fractured nose and lacerated i Restaurant, 1.5th and Market street, scalp, which required 2» sllK hes. The Philadelphia, this evening at 6,30 o'clock other passenger, .Miss Dixie :\Ioorc, 2.3, i„,. y^^ annual dinner meeting of the a  government  stenographer  al  Wash- mp,,.n(,nt  I.>odge,   Order  of   the  Arrow;
L SERVICES
PRESENTED BEAUTIFUL CANDLE¬ LIGHT SERVICE  LAST  WEEK
ington, D, C, who received a lacor.a- lion under the right eye, was discharg¬ ed from the .s<vme hospital Mondaj- jiight.
This liusl crash al Wings Field on Sunda.v was the C.overnor'i* fourteenth uirplane accident since he obtained his pilot's license about four years ago.
National  Fraternity of the Hoy Scouts of America.
An afternoon program consisting ol' the visitation of place.-! of historic .and industrial Interest and a .swim al the "V" is planned to start at one o'clock. Prior to the dinner, <a business meet¬ ing of the lodge will be held.
Upper Dublin  Supervisors Renew Fight to   Con'trol   Own    Highways I
Fpper Dublin   township    supervisors
are taking u'p the light for the  return
of "Home Hule" tn townships and bor- : lough   of   Pennsylvania   for   the   return;
of roads under the supervision  of  the !
boards in whose districts they run. i I This group, who fougiit the aliduction j I ot the roads from tho care of the towin-
! ships,   are now among the foi-cniost to I *"	
Ipelltion   for   their   return    to      "home : SELL-PERK BEWILDERS    AMBLER
;¦'"'''•"                                                                   ''¦        IN SECOND-HALF SPLURGE i     The local board are s;iid lo have con- [	
itacted   state  senators  and   represent«-'j,„^i^j„^„      High     Leads     Bux-Mont
The  Several   Musical   Choruses,  Chcirs ,  . .      ,        ,    .        .    ,    ,      .
,   _ _ I   •     r^ I lives with the thought m mind ot point-
and  Clubs   Functioned   in   Program-   j^^,   ^^^^^   y^^^   ^(,^,   depreciation   in
Miss  Ruth  Manlove Rendered  Solo—; j.^atls     and     thf    carelessly    repaired
A Cappella Choir and Woodwind Choir , roads   that  are  to   tie   found   since   the
Favored.
Miss Kuth Manlove and her i^horuscs !
P. 0. S. OF A. DONATES TO HOME
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Annual Contribution to Chalfont Home for Aged Was Made for Christinas The Ambler !'¦ O. S. of A., as is their <usto'.n, hehied make those at the P. O. S. of A. Home al Chalfont, happier by a donation of money for their Christ¬ iiuis cheer. This lionie is maintained for iiieniiiers of the organization wlio wish to  upend   the  remaining years  of  tiielr
life  there and members are privileged  ¦—'
also,   to   take   their   wives   with   them   qradE PUPILS TAKE ACTIVE PART
to the home. i
One member from Ainliler makes liis ; hiMiie   there  and   to   him   the   Aniider * boys made a special gift of money for himself alone.
A visit to the himie ciuivinces one , that It is a splendid pla. e for those j w ho are allowed lo live there in peace ' ahd happiness. The iiome has about 40 | residents at the present time. •
and   the  A. Cappella  ctiolr presented   a beautiful    and   en.io.vable    candle-light service  Wednesday  lasl week at Amb¬ ler High School before the close of ses¬ sions  for  the  holida.v  period.   The  ad- I mission   was  free for  all  who received j Invitations from the scliool students. !     .Mary MIscIon made her first appear- I ance as a soloist. The  nuinber sung by j iier was .fesiie Itambin.). The woodwind choir,   which   acconvpanled   Miss   Man- love's  solo,   "The  Shepherd   in   .fudea," was  comiHwed   of  Julia   Ann   lOckfeldl, Floy   Hoffer,   C.eorge   J/IlUer,    and   Ml', Cliri'ord C.eary. IXirothy Sloler sang the solo of '¦<) Holy Night."
The   iirogr;uiii   opened   "with   tlio   iiro- cessional.   Adesto  i'^idciis  by  the  Com¬ bined   (iirls'   choruses.       The   audience joined   in   singing   "O   Ijittle   Town   of \ r.elhlehem." Mr. Kerschner, supervising j Large Gathering of Parents Enjoy P're- (principal then followed by telling "Tho | sentat'ion   of  "Chrisftmas     With     the : Christmas   Story," |
Old  Woman  Who   Lives  In  a   Shoe"!     '"'he Junior C.ice Club entert.-iined liy j
o .1    .~..   J n. rv ' singing   several   selections.   Miss    Until i
— Seventh  Graders  Draw  Programs   ,,     , ,      - , ,      .,
.Manlove also favored upon request with —Mrs. Moore Presides. : ..^y.^.p Maria. " The WiK.dwind Choir ren- I
The regular  meeting ot the IJorothea   lU-red "Jesu I'ambino" and "The  Shop- ' Simmons Parent and Tcaciiers Associa-   herds In Judoa." <.
I .State  took over the liurden.
"Home rule" of the highways and byways of our townships insure better roads, ((uicker rojiair when needed and a mure careful maintenance of the roiid.
CHRISTMAS PLAY FOR PROSPECItLE P.O.
IN   DECEMBER   MEETING
CHILDREN TO BE FETED
ATCHRMS'PARTY
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HUGE PARTY AGAIN PROMISED AT AUDITORIUM  OF  FIRE HOUSE
Scholastic Conference as High School
Boys Start Basketball Season—Local Eoys   S'-age    Return   to   Form   Against
Quakertown.
Oiiening the i:)3S-3;i basketball season in the Hu.v-.M ml Interscholiustic ranks lasl week Ambler High's Trojan War¬ riors suffered a loss, then won their second game to get ba<'k in tiie running The Trojans appeared bewildered in their opening fray with Sellei-sville- PerU.isie high but came to life to top Quakertown at the end of the wecii In a brilliant comeback (o form.
Oi)ening .Tue.sday night of last weelo on the Sell-Perk floor. Ambler, a team weakened by losses of last yeai's stars, got oil on a good start lo lead in the fir.st halt of the fray, l(l-«. Sell-Pcrk, huwcver, got tho range In tho final period to sink 7 goals from tho field and top the r giiois s by a score o   23-1 ,
The score in  the first half was made
on   Angle   I^ichetlo^s   two   field   goals.
Alacorfa two fieild goals and  l{ya;-<sec's
' field   goal.   Sell-Perk   got   tlioir   seven
;Poiiils  on  Henner's field  .goal  and  foul
I shot.   Wall's   field  goal   and   foul   shot.
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tion was held Tuesda.v, Hocember 2lltli,
Tho tiirls'  Glee  Club   had   as     tlieir
Kiddies of Entire Community to be En- tertained with  14 Acts  of Vaudeville —Santa Will  Return  with Presents— Auxiliary  Will  Aid—Party  Starts at | and Shelley's foul shot. 7,30_ i     111  the second  half Sell-Perk cra.siicd
! through   the Trojan defense to win  the
i game on l.'i points, Menner and  Oltmaii
i led the second half scoriii.g for Sell-Pcrli
K. Conttiiueu o-.-. page 6 )
J'or the   tourth  consecutive year  the membors  of the I'lourtown Fire Coni- l>any of Flourtown, Montgomery Coun- | t.v.   will   play   host  to   several   hundred 1
!at the ProsiiectvIUe School with a very | specialty two ol^erings, "The l>ighl of I large crowd  in  attendance, ; ISethleheni"   and   "Tho   New   Moon   al
i     The   meeting   was   conducted   by   the ! Chrislmas,"   The   au^llencc    joined      in
President Mrs, Harold Mooi'e, During .i 'singing ".foy lo the World." Mary MIc- ' very  short business session  announce-! sion rendered a  soprano   Interpretation
niont was  made  of  tlie January  meet- i of "Jesu Hambhu
children  of   Flourtown  and   vicinity  at
RESIOENIS OF SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 10
ELECTED BANK DIRECTOR
IN TELEPHONE RATES
BELL TELEPHONE PLANS NEW FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE
D.   E.   Biddle   Elected   to   Seat   of   His,
Late  Trandfather at  Ambler  National '
I Mr.   Daniel   K.   Hiddle,   grandson   of j
Mr.   Henry  C.   l!tddle,  has been  elected u inember o*f the Btiard of Directors of I .\nihler  National   Bank  to  fill  the  va¬ cancy   Icaiised   l\v   the   death    of   hi.^ crandfather.
.Mr.  Henry C. lilddle was one    of the'     Uesidcnts of Siiringtield township will
founders of the Ambler iNatlonal Bank, „sp every effort and Infiuence lo fight
and had a W\\ i>ei-cent attendance rec- the action of the Hell Telephone  Com-
ord  al   Directors'  meetings.  This  is  an pany   who   have   rettlioncd   the   Pu'olic
excellent   record,   especially   when   the Miluies  Commission for an    alteration
D'.rcclors     of     this     In.stllution     meet of their suhurban exchange system and
weekly. a change In rates thereof. A committee.
'Phe   following  are   the   members   of headed by (Iharles Schw^aab, of I'^rdeii-
tho    Board    of    Direetons    of   Ambler hetm. will  plan an ol'lenae  against the
Ambler  National   Bank:   Andrew  Cod- now   idea   and   will   apiiear   before   the
frey   M.  D.. .'¦'tephen C. Maikoe, Daniel moeling of the Commission on January
10.   Biddle,   William   Potter Wear,  F.   I. 10, in I'hiladelphia i'ity Hall, room  4iM),
Fllenberger, James H. Oravell, William to  iiresont   their   reasons  opimsing   the
J.   Donihue,  Henry J'.  C.).\e. Jr.,  Wil- telephone company's application as recR-
liam C. Scott.
REPUBLICANS TO MEET
Whitemarsh Valley Comm'..tee Will Hear Rev. J. Havergal Sheppard The regular monthly meeting ot the Whitemarsh Valley Uepulillcan County Comimittee will Ix- held next Tuesday evening in the social room of Flourtown
ing a  hardship on   a majority of users in tBis area.
At a public meeting of residents and telephone users ot the northern sub¬ urban area who ojierate through either the Chestnut Hill exchange or the AVhItoniarsh exchange, last week when 2(10 convened in Siiringtield Township high sihool, II was decided that a com- niittee under Mr. Schwaab, i omposed of Kobert Maguire, F. Kenneth Moore and James  Little, should represent  the
Fire Company.  President Samnel CIilss is urging a full attendance of meml>ers   «-"nimunity, formulate plans for a con- as Kev. J. Havergal Sheppard, pastor of ; t*"**' against the  Bell C.vmpanys action
deliver ""'' "¦1>1'*'<1'' "t the hearing January 10 and voice the resounding opixiMilion of the  users.
Cold Point  Baiitisl church, wi an address, llis subject will lie '¦Patrio¬ tism."
Kev. Mr. Sheppard is .an excellent speaker and one well worth hearing, especl.'illy on this timely  subject.
Al this meeting arrangemetiis will also be made by the members t<i attend the inauguration of Governor Klecl Jame.< al Harrisliurg. Tuesday, January 17. Full infonnatlon will lie given .at the meeting. Tho auditors, con.slsting of Paul .Maust, William Clino and William
I Richard W. Wetherill, of Whitemarsh ; avenue, presided al the session, and 1 summarizing the opinions v.Mc-ed at this meeting into three parts received tho sanction of the group to have its rep¬ resentative conimitlee plan clean cut steps to take in this case in preparation to iirosont the telephone users case be¬ fore tho Commission. Secondly, it was stressed to present the reasons for  ob¬
jection to the change in service. Thirdly. I>euchar,   will   presonl    an   interesting   j^ ^^..^^ approvetl that the group .should
report.
L A CHRISTMAS PARTY
DR. MARY HOUGH ENTERTAINS BY READING HISTORICAL LETTERS .
ing, which  promises to be a very inter- I     The A Cappella Choir,  sang talented
/NOTARY   GIVES   AMBLER   CHILD¬ REN   A   CHRISTMAS   PARTY
Terfeot   Attendance   of   16     Mee'lings This Year and 28 Members Who At¬ tended   Every   Meeting     is     Kiwani.; Report—D. E. Biddle Becomes P^esi-    in   a   Shoe, dent Next Week.
Klw.-iiiiaiis heard t:...   „ „-    ,.        ,,,.,,.
all    commlltees   as   the   Ambler   Club j Wh.slUng   W iMic,
lirou.ght its Ijusiness to a close for  lli3 i
year   on   Tuesday   evening.   Presldeni j
l-;imer  Jlenges on  his final evening in |      .
tho chair summarized the achievements i ' '¦'l''"''!"'
! csting moeling'. The singing, which con¬ sisted  of Christmas carols,  w.as ieil  by : Mrs. Kenenili PkCmpii, with .Mrs. Hvolyn 1 Taylor at the piano.
I As is tlie usual ciistoni for the J)e- , cembor meeting the iirst six grades en- ' tertained In a playlet ontitled, "Chrlsl- ' mas with Tho Old Woman Who IJved In   the   cast   were   Santa
(Continued on I'age 0 )
(^Uius. Fred Fowlos; Fairy C.odniother, I nnal reports ^f ' Belly Honry; Mother Goose, Jean Dutf, j ,,nui..,ii„., M'oi,„ Aloysius .Mayers; i Croody Green, The Old Women who liv¬ ed in the Shoe, Helen Boiir.guignoii. llci- I children were: Kate, Duplicate and \ the  triplets,  Dorothy  Tiiur
:a huge Christmas  party to he held  in!    ITALIAN   MISSION    NOT   SOLD I the main auditorium of the lire  iiouse.
I Bethlehem niko. tliis Tiiursday evening.    _ .     , „       , .      1,
! The party is expected to get under way ' ''"P"'"* °^ P"'-chase by Sons of Italy for ;at 7,15 p. m. Recreation Club Sa'd to be Pre^^ious
I .A line program of entertainment of i '^"'le report of the sale of the Italian I more liian 14 acts of professional S'^''•'^•'<i">i i" South Ambler appears to I vaudeville has iiecn planned for the ''ave hi en somewhat previous according j children. i '^'-'   advises   from   those   who   arc   con-
MAY GET JAMES APPOINTMENT I     Kvery'chiUl   atlendlng  will   be  yiveii | "tn'tfil   "'Hi   the   church.   The  Sons  of
  Jcand.v,   peanubs,   orange   drink,   and   a    ""¦••V.  a   local  lodge  among  the  Italian
Raymond  Saul.  Blue  Bell,  In  Line for   t^'-^' ^^ho volunteers have al.so arrange   '¦^;-'^i'"^'"t« here, who have purchased th •
that   each   will   receive   plenty   of   ice : 1''"'   "^  gi'oiind  on  whuh   the  mission cream and cako, , stands fnnu the .Mattison Hstatcs, Inc.
have   made   an   olfor     tor   the   mission building  it is true, but no sale has yet
her,   June   Thurlier,   and   .\udroy   (bio;
Office of Director of Publications The new Director of Puld'cations, W'lieii ,ludge .\rthur (11. J,imes .stops Into Ihe governorship next, month, may well 1)0 KayiiKuid ISaiil of Blue Boll, accerdlng to runiors beard over the week-end.
Altihoii,^;'h    noHiin.t;   Uofiiiiite   can;   be
; pronounced  now,  Mr.  Saul  Is  pioUibly
one of the leadin..;- canilidates for ithit
for tho year and  olTerod  his  apprecia-i'""''   -'¦¦'<=-"'"'¦¦-'•   ..¦¦"   -."•¦¦¦^.r    .."v, ; |,„„itu,„,  Ht, „„t u„iy |„,sses,ses all tion  for  the  .splendid  support  the  club I ^':t%"."'\l''^"™ '^f; VV""  ''ti'"  '^"¦'; i necessary   qualifications,   but   al.so,    il the   committees   have   given   hb,, . Worthington and Carl Adams; Mux and j ,„    „^,i„     „,,,„^.   ,.,,,„,,,,,,.   ,.,„n„.tions
and
tills year.
Most interesting was tlie linal rc- porl of llio Business Show committee. It was learned that all bills are pal.l, all chocks are In and the accounts (diiipletoly settled. The total prolits amounted to $71ti..S4 that will be utiliz¬ ed for underiirivilegod child work. I'rank Peirce, chairiuan of that com¬ mittee read an outline of the work c'one at tile Show and olTcred rec'ommenda- ( Continued on Page 5 )
Pat,
j Climax, more twiiii
: Fred Kidiler, Pie, Joel Harrar. Charles Mann; Neddie, Bradley Tay¬ lor; Toddle Walter Calvert; Annie, Joan Wells; Fannie, Jaciiuoline Crawford; Jinny, A'irginla Tpdyko; Jiiiimle, Dickie ( Continued en  Page  S )
Mr.  S;uil  Is  probably  best   known  in
Heading the huge vaudeville shov.- will be .Miss I'iistorn Pennsylvania (Miss Wiliiia Mae Kasper), a rimnin- up In tho Atlantic City beauty pageant. Us  mistress-of-ceremonies.
Santa t^laus, wlio will be on hand to greet every one us they enter the com¬ pany's auditorium, will again be ini- '.".'" j personated b.v Harry S. Pclcrman, a ' veteran  Flourtown flreinoii.
At last year's affair the coinp.iiiy en¬ tertained over 500 ohildron, l-^lward H. (Miow. Jr., is tho chairman of the coiii- mltloe of liiemon and members of the I^idlcs' Auxiliary in charge of the show.
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PAINT COMPANY PAYS BONUS
SHAEFF HOME ROBBED
J. Harvey Gravell Again Cives Liberal- 1       ly to Employes in Sieveral Plants
j     .Miout   ninety-five  employes   paitici- ! pated   in   the  <listriliutIoii   of   l>oiiuses
  j at  Christmas   given   by   the   .Vmcrican
Robber   Forces     En'try   Into     Funeral! Chemical Paint ("oniixuiy. Workmen in
Home  'in  Ambler  but Get  Little       i "'o Hhree plants and all in the sevcril
An  intruder  who broke his way  into ' "«'^«''' "'' "^e company received  ;l gifl
conniHJtlon   with  ihis   work  at  tho  F.iu-
reka   Printing    Pio.sh,    31()    Parbadoes
Street,   Norristown,     and   liis  name   is
now     well     established     anioiig     tho
printers in  this   section.
Over   il    period    of   years,   although
never a routine roportoi". Mr. Saul has I 	
ac.iuired an equally wortihy reputation   xit,^ State Hospital Buildings to House
ill  llie iiewspapei- field. Some time ago, ,~_   —  .._   .
' 32o   Patients
INSPEaiON COMPLETED
been negotiated by the .N'ational .Mis¬ sions Board of Hie Prcsliyterlan church ot this area, who sponsor and provide lor this little church. The matter is merely under advisemenl since the oiler was made a fortnig-hl ago.
It is also lea.rned upon further in- vestigation thai the mission, if pur¬ chased, will not l.'O used as a club house but will he demolished. Instead the lilacksniith shop of Kdward Berry op the s»aiiie lot, which Is al.sw to be ac¬ quired by the lodge, will actually be tho location of the clubhouse for the South ^Vmbler .Uecrcatioii Club, spon¬ sored by the Sons of Italy in Aiiililer. The lumher fioiii tho mission will be used thereon w lien altonitioiis are made to convert it Into the club lieadquarters.
Since tho jilot of ground on whlc^h the
wluMi  newspapeiiurn were well  fed, he
• niisision stands, liordered by Butler An insiijaction of tiie newly con- j avenue. Chestnut street and Wis.sii- strujcteil ' ilmiildlngs <ind reno^ited ; iiickon avenue, was purchased, It has i<tiii<1tui^s a.t tlhe N(<rristown .^'tale been evident that the AinilMer Italian Hospital has been completed according , Mission must seelv new auarters, Hav- to Colonel A. S. Janeway. who is in , ing sonic years ago purchased several charge of the Kiener.il State Authority. 'lots on North Main street it is probable The    new    buiidlng.s,    which will  in- | that tlie.v will move thereto. The iiuitter
the honie of -Mr. and Mrs. Walter 11. Shaetr. Jr., on Tennis avenue Sunday iiigiit is evidently a very iiiuch dis- aiHiioinled young man. .Vlthough he did ioiiliscate   a   number   of   small    piiM^es.
of a clieck, none of wliich iiiivoiinted to ;
less Ihiiii ¥11'0 and a number amouiiled
to considerable more according to tlieir j
sorvi*;e .ind iiositlon. 	
It  Is   tho  yearly   principle and   phi!- i Downs   Post   Held
often went out after his worii at ttie Printing Press to Cover iussignments I'm' tho Norristown Times Herald, and lalor, while pounding out publii-ity for the .\meric.in Legiui he wrote copy for PJilladelphia papera.
Mr. Saul, a f.ither of eight children, will net approximately ,1;ii,IHlU a year, if   *^''^«'''^ "'e instItai.tions capacity hy  32r,   now  to   bo   decided   is   whether or  not
he Us aiipointod to this new posilion.
North  Wales Civic Club  Favored  With Christmas Carols  and   Songs—Birth¬ day  of Treasurer  Obse'rved—Attrac¬ tive Decorations Adorn CliftOn House The   i-e,gular   meoling   of   the     Fort \\ashington   Historical     society     last week   was  a lolorful Chrislmas  party, held at the Clifton  Iiouse, Fort Wash¬ ington. The old maiiise was ti-ansforiiied into    a    Christmas    bower"    with  the lighted  Christmas tree in the tea room, and  the   lovely   old   mantels   decoratej Willi   greens     made  a 'Ijeautlful     Yule setting.
Mrs. T. Duncan Just, the president, held a brief business meeting in which minutes were read by the secretary, .Miss Kleanor Dongcope and there was a treasurer'.s report.
Kntertalnment provided was" the singing of Christmius carols and songs of the season led by Itev. C. G. Uoese and Mrs. Ulchard Johnson, of North Wales. The North AVales Civic Clu'i, led hy Kev, Itoose also favored with Vulctide songs.
Dr, Mary P. 11. Ilougii. librarian >•!¦ the   Historical   group   read    letters   ot
retain the services of a lawyer to be picked by the committee who will i-ep- resont tho Intoersls of tho people of the cunimunity.
It was pointed out that residents could afford to hire a lawyer on the amount of money each would save in one month's time on their telephone bill if each individual u,ser contrilmted the amount of estimated jncroase the iicu- service would amount to should Ihe new systoni become effective, Mr. Wetberill belleveij that the action to oppiMe the change would defer the de¬ cision of the P. r. C. f<ir at least thirty and  perhaps sixt.v da.vs.
liell Telephone ollicials. present at the meeting, explained in detail the new plan ot "limited foreign exchange ser- vice, and took a numiier of local case..; as examples. An average increase of about .•i;l„'jn per individual users on eu'^h months teloidione bill was adniilled after  the  examples  were analysed.
But It was the company's contention that   the   new   rates   are   nol   directed ( Continued on I'age 2 )
FT. WASHINGTON PUPILS
ENTERTAIN   PARENTS &  FRIENDS WITH   DELIGHTFUL   CAROLS
Entire Assemblage Enjoy Singing With Student Body—Each Grade Had Part in program—Music Club and Select- ed Chorus Sang—Pupil Played Mar¬ imba Children    of  the     Fort     Was.liiii:Jrtoii
school gave a plea.sant Chrislmas carol
one liiindred years ago which she her
.self had composed. The characters of | j,„tertainment before their iKuents and the letters were tho little Quaker JMaid ; f.-iends iiv the school auditorium oii who wrote to her Aunt Sue, who In i Thursday afternoon of ia.s.t week bo- reality a century ago was the wife of ! ,j„.^. ,j,p school was closed for the holi- l>r. Abirtin, a groat uncle of Mrs. Bowls [ (i,,y ,,p,.i„d. The several grades sang tho Manuel, a former resident of Fort Wash- I ii.vpiy ,,.j,.„|„ „f ,hp Yuletide and the ington. The little .Maid wrote of her j j,..m,ering joined them in a number of Christmas at  Clifton  house and of tho   their   songs.
arrival and deparUire of the old oiiiiii ( Continued on  Page 2 )
ORGANIZES COLLEGE ALUMNI
The iirograni opened with the sing¬ ing by the A.sseinblage of "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful," The lowea- grades then favored "A Boy in a Manger." Orado 2 sang "S,inta Ixmd," and grades 3 and 4, "O  Little Town  ot   Helhlehixin."
Kveryone joined in tiio smig of "Tho
First .\oel." Then grades :¦, and ti  sang
r .Mrs. I'red W. j H'o Knglish carol, "Deck the Hall." "Wo
Terrace,  Aiiib-   'I'luce   Kings   of   the  Orient  Are"   wa.s
Mrs, Eokfeldt of Ambler Will Call To gether All Wilson College Graduates Hiidt-r tile leadership l'>kreldt,   I) Dindenwold ler,   the  alumni   of   Wilson   College   in   Kiven liy Uoberl Gump, Federick Klos
the l^ansdalo district are lieing organ¬ ized for their part in the nation-wide camipaiign w'hicli tho collog(> is to carry on next year in connection with tho ol>- servance of the seventieth anniversary
terman and John Carter. The .giiide> also offered "Manger Song of Mary." Again tho assembly sang "Hark, the Herald Angels sing," and the music club  of the school favored   with  three
CHRISTMAS PARTY AT LEGION
some CMirislmas gifts and a pockolbook i osoph.v  of  the  owner and  presldeni  of j
the coiirpaii.v, Mr, J.  Harvey Gravell, t ij divide  the  profits  of  the  year among i all  his  employes.   None  are forgotten, I and  oven  in   the  past  year of deflated I business condilioiiH and narrow profits i j the polli-y  of the coiiiixiiiy  was   main¬ tained.   Workers  in  the  plants at .Vin- blor. New Castle,  l>elawai-e .md  Wul'.i- crvilie,   Ontario.   Caniula,   and   In   the warehouse and •ofrices  al  Delroil  were trctited alike.
lie Was oviilently in seiucli of money alone,
.Mr, Sha"''r, wiio conducts a funeral home at this aiklress. Informed the .\iiil)ler pollie Iinmediatcly of the mat¬ ter and il was found the man \yore gloves and loft no liiigerpriiits. t'hlcf of Police Carpenter investigated tbc grouiuls and. found only a window In a psirlor fa<ing to the rear lampered with. The thief iiad entered by push¬ ing a latch biick with ii knife,
Allhougii this is not the -lirst tiiiio vandals have been known to be on tho luemises il is tile lirst time entry  was
Festive   E".!iit   for Members    Last  Thursday   Evening     j Norton   Downs,   Jr.,   Post,     .No.   Ii,"), -Amhler,   held    a  Christmas   pa'-ty    on Thursday   evening   al   the   Posi   lloiiiej on  l.indcnwoid avenue.   Moss Sergeant i I'lisley Grahani  served  the boyi a  !';nc i feed during the festive evening, ;
A special feature was the musical i program given under the able leader- ; ship of Harry H, Uyiiear, Jr, It was 'i I howling  success.   Tlie  music   was  very i
beds, were oftiolally inspected last Frl- it will be more proHtable to move the day by repi-esoiitatIve,s of the General present mission building tliercto or lo State    Authority,    Public    Works    Ad- \ build a new church,
luiiiistiMtlon,   I'opuitment   of   Property!  ¦——	
and   Supplies,   Deipartnieiit   of   Welfare, ' Departnienl  of I.-abor,  contractors  and aivhilecbs. j
of   its   founding.   Tho alumni   objoctivo   o'll  foreign carids. Grades 7 and X ren¬ in   this   anniversary   campaign   is   the j'Ioi'p<1 "-^ l>ay of Joyful Singing." "King.
SCENE OF THE MANGER
good, and after tho concert  the iiiem- 'I'he coiiili);uiy .ilso gives a Christmas   ),ers  of  the   band  were   trcalod   lo  re- i liarty   each   year  for  the  office  force,   freshments. j
the officials and those uitli positions ot , .Joe. W. Craft, Jr., lead tho singing.: some i-espMiisililiiy, and this year's t'oiivptroller Bill Irvin, was on hand,' forced. Becently. the sign at the from j event mas held la.st l'"riday afternoon and served his famous Beach Haven j of the funeral homo was smashed. Mr. iUl Wllll.im Penn Inn. ft wa.s a mixed Clam Chowder, and how he can make: Shaefl' staled that his losses were only j gi-oup and after a noon mo li tiiey i-n- it. The l>oyB enjoyed various games, j a nuiitber of small tilings and a dollar , joyed music, dancing and geiici'uily ping pong, darts, and a new game cali- ur two in cluuigo, 'a happy lime tugelliur. ,   ed  "L'li and Down  Ihu  Uiver-WUW,"   ¦
i '
FIREWORKS  NEW YEAR'S  EVE
The i\e\v Year will be ushered in with a disiilay of lirework.< in Amiiler. Tho St. Francis So'loly of tho ilalian-.Vinerican Club of Ambler will celebrate the advent of 11l3!l with a bi>autlful display rt midnight on NVw Year's eve of sky-rockets and other p.vroteclinis. This celebrative occasion will take place on Knight lield, and will )je brief but very brilliant as the New Year arrives. Uesid<'n(s of Ainbl-'r and others are invited lo wiin-ss tile disi-'lay.
raising of a fund to build and endow a studenl alumni hail on the ctdicgc laiiipus at  Chamber.sburg,
The .student alumni hall, wliich the aluinnl are seeking to build and endow, has been designed by Charles Z. Kluud- er, of Philadelphia, The building will I oiitain social moms for teas, dan-cos and receptions, oltlces for studenl or- a:aiiizations and publications, headiuart
tho Hells," and "Cantiqiie doNoel." All ' then joined in "Joy to the World." j A seleitod chorus of school chihiren (offered a Sllician Christmas hymn and. I after the upiier grades sang two old I Yule seleclions, the entire group joined'
ill the (losing lURils 'It Came t'poii la Midnight Clear," and "Silent Niglil." I     Fliu-once  Werbia-   entertained     wiili
her marimba.
Holy Scene of Mary at the Manger  on Church  Lawn  in  Fort  Washington     j Tho   l.itc-like    sci'iie   al    Ihe   niaiiKer
that  commands   tin-   ailenlion   of    ail , .
who  pass  St.   Pauls   Ueformcd  oh„l-ch ^''^  '"'',. ^'^^ '"""""  ''«^"'-'''''""'    K"'"^*
on   Hethlelicift   pike,   i'"orl   Washington,
is  a  glorioiiM   picture.   It   depicts  Mar.v
and   Joseph   al  the  manger  where  the ,
imniaculale  conci'ption  occurred.   11 Is |
a quaint scene as the Star of Bethlehem joollogo are being organi-z,ed for panlci-
shines  above and   illuminates   tho  .set- , I'-i-t'""   >"  this   fund-raising  effort  un-
ting. der Hie chairmanship of Mrs. John   M.
I     The  set was  painted  by   W" \S. Cal- jt'i-illt.v. of If^i South 4xtli .streel, Phila-
, vert, of Si.ringhoii.so and he was assist- i'l<"ll'hia, Pi'csldent of tiio AVilson College , ,,p ..(jnisses." .Mr. Harry WiKid, Huji- ' od in erocting tho scone and ,,hieing |^^'"'"n'-Vs-socialion. Dr, Kmily P. Bacon, I j.|,,„,^,„^,j,j,, ,,f ^^^^ Arthur Hoyt Scolt ! the characters and animals in il on tlioi"''  2104   Siiruce  street,  is  chairniaii   for | ,,.,„|,„,.^j„n    Swarthmore   College,   will
I rooms for visiting alumni, .i  foyer   fo,^ art  exhibitions,  and  a   theatre   sealing I ()50  porsoiiH,
Tlie   four   thousand   aluiiiiii   of      the
MORRIS ARBORETUM LECTURE
'I'lie next in tile series of wintei' lectures at the .Morris Ariioretuin will bo Satiirda.v afternoon at 2.30 p. m., January 14th, The speaker is Dir. John Monteltb, Jr., palholomst of the Ciiltel States Depai-tnienl of .\griculture of Washington,   D.  C, whoso   subject will
lawn al the front of the church by tin; meinibei-s of the l'"'ollowshli) Club. Harold James, of Fort AVaslilngton, supervise 1 the  conslrutllcii.
the Philadelphia tirea.
I IfH-ture on   "I ledges" .\niple  parking sinu
on Fcbruar.\'   1 llh. is  provided   frco
—^Hattiold  Fire Conii)iiiiy  has  oriler-'and  iiu curds ot adnuBSion are neces- td a new moJein pumper. ! sary.